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About Morghar Village

Morghar is a mid sized village in Jaoli tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 505 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morghar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Jaoli
Pincode 415020
Area (hectares) 382.19 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 505
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morghar compares

By the 2011 count Morghar is the 30th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 382.19 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1121.

Getting to Morghar

Morghar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Morghar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Morghar from other places

Morghar lies about 58 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 19 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Morghar
Tehsil headquarters Jaoli 10 km
Nearest town Mahād 18 km
Nearest railway station Karanjadi 19 km
District headquarters Satara 58 km

Villages closest to Morghar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaoli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Morghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Morghar village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 30th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Morghar village has 505 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morghar has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1121.

The pincode recorded for Morghar is 415020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morghar covers 382.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Morghar falls under Jaoli tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Morghar is Karanjadi, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Morghar.

Morghar is about 58 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morghar is in Jaoli tehsil of Satara district. Jaoli is about 10 km away. Mahād is about 18 km away. Karanjadi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vele (2.4 km), Karanje (6.1 km) and Varoshi (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Morghar today is likely to be higher.

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